Christopher Hale

And so it was a stunning suggestion to be made to bring up in this meeting.

And Cardinal Christophe Pierre from our sourcing takes this information back to the Holy See, back to the Vatican.

And there have been discussions about Pope Leo XIV coming to the United States this year.

And that was put on ice.

And from what I can understand, it's been put on ice indefinitely.

There's some thoughts that he might come here in 2027.

I honestly do not think we'll see Pope Leo in the United States until after Donald Trump leaves the presidency.

Yeah.

So Pope Leo was inaugurated last May, May 18th.

And J.D.

Vance comes to see Pope Leo.

Mind you, J.D.

Vance was the last person ever to see Pope Francis, the last leader to see Pope Francis.

So he met two popes within days of each other.

And he delivers a letter.

There's some contest about exactly what was in the letter, but it was to invite Pope Leo to the United States this year for the 250th anniversary of our country.

And Leo takes the letter, and it's an awkward encounter.

maybe you could drop in the show notes, but he puts the letter away and says, I'll take a look at that later.

But there was talk about the Pope coming for the 250th anniversary.

But after this meeting that occurred, that was taken off the table.